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Amazon Robotics

Robot type
Warehouse and Logistics
Location
SeattleWashingtonUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
May 24, 2026
Full-time

Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon Robotics - Vulcan Stow

Job description

We have many areas that need experienced scientists to drive from prototype to deployment at a global scale. For example: the framework our team uses to design, benchmark, and select controllers for each contact-rich behavior; the long-term controller roadmap with our industrial robot-arm vendors; the functional-safety envelope for live deployment; and the recovery architecture the robot uses when unexpected contact occurs. You may own one or two of these arcs depending on team needs and your strengths.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will write production C++ and Python, review code, and hold the technical bar on real-time control design selections that affect every cycle…

Job requirements

  • PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
  • Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
  • 5+ years of experience designing and deploying motion controllers for robotic manipulators in industrial, collaborative, or research settings (e.g., warehouse robotics, exoskeletons, home robots, aerospace, or…
  • Hands-on experience with force- and torque-feedback control, admittance control, or compliant manipulation on physical hardware
  • Experience with real-time, high-rate control systems
  • Experience deploying and supporting complex robotic systems at scale
  • Sim-to-real deployment experience using physics simulators such as MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, or Gazebo
  • Experience applying high-performance motion planning and controls to third-party robot arms
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